Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Scientific name Pyrausta acrionalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pyrausta Rank Species | |
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Similar Pyrausta rubricalis, Pyrausta signatalis, Pyrausta laticlavia, Pyrausta tyralis, Pyrausta orphisalis | ||
Pyrausta acrionalis, the mint-loving pyrausta moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have deep rose to violet forewings with yellow borders along the leading edge and the fringes of the wing, as well as some yellow markings.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Mentha species.
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